2016 Louisiana Primary

The 2016 Louisiana Primary is one of five nominating contests on tap March 5. I’ll be updating the results here on election night as the returns come in. On this page, you’ll also find information on how on many delegates are at stake and how each party awards them.

Primary Type
The Louisiana primary is closed. Only registered Democrats may vote in the Democratic primary, and only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary.

Delegate Award MethodologyDemocrats
Pledged delegates (51) are awarded proportionally based on statewide and district level vote totals. A 15% threshold is in place for all delegates. This means that a candidate must win at least 15% of the vote in a district or statewide election to be eligible for any delegates. Louisiana is also allocated 8 superdelegates which are not pledged based on the primary outcome.

Republicans
All Louisiana delegates (46) are awarded in the Republican primary. Three delegates are awarded in each congressional district (18 total), and 28 at-large delegates (including 15 bonus delegates and 3 party leaders) are awarded based on the statewide and district level results.

Each district’s 3 delegates are awarded proportionally.

The 28 at-large delegates are awarded proportionally to each candidate who receives at least 20% of the statewide vote.